Gisela Casimiro Explained

Gisela Casimiro
Nationality:Portuguese
Occupation:Writer
Education:NOVA University Lisbon

Gisela Casimiro (Guinea Bissau, 1984) is a Portuguese writer, activist and artist.

Biography

Gisela Casimiro was born in Guinea-Bissau in 1984.[1] [2] Three years later, she moved to Portugal, where she grew up.[3] She studied language, Literature and Culture at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the NOVA University Lisbon.[3] [4] [5] She was part of the anti-racist and feminist association, INMUNE – Instituto da Mulher Negra em Portugal, created by Joacine Katar Moreira, and is a member of UNA – União Negra das Artes.[6] [7]

Awards and recognition

In 2022, Lisbon City Council invited 48 authors to write a sentence alluding to freedom, and Gisela Casimiro was one of them. The 48 sentences were then painted on the ground in the city as part of the celebrations for the 48th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution.[8] In 2023, she was listed as one of the 100 influential black personalities in Lusophony, as part of the 100 Power List, an initiative by the digital magazine Bantumen.[9]

Selected work

Translations
Poetry
Theatre plays
Collections

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gisela Casimiro. Buala. pt. 15 February 2024.
  2. Web site: A sua vida ainda não deu em livro? Se passar por Gisela Casimiro, talvez dê. Paola. Cardoso. pt. Afrolink. 15 February 2024.
  3. Web site: Gisela Casimiro – Os Filhos da Madrugada. Anabela Mota Ribeiro. pt. 15 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Clube dos Poetas Vivos. 2 November 2021. 15 February 2024. Teatro Nacional D. Maria II. pt.
  5. Web site: Breve Poética: Gisela Casimiro. Samuel F.. Pimenta. 15 February 2021. 15 February 2024. Revista Caliban. pt.
  6. Web site: Equipa. União Negra das Artes. 15 February 2024. pt.
  7. Web site: Nasceu a União Negra das Artes, para defender os interesses "da negritude no sector cultural". 3 August 2021. Publico. 15 February 2024. pt.
  8. Web site: Abril em Lisboa. 48 mulheres, escritoras, poetas e cantautoras, pintam o chão de Lisboa. Comunidade Cultura e Arte. pt. 28 March 2022. 15 February 2024.
  9. Web site: Gisela Casimiro. pt. Bantumen. 2023. 15 February 2024.
  10. Web site: Lançamento IRMÃ MARGINAL — SISTER OUTSIDER, de Audre Lorde. 9 November 2023. 15 February 2024. pt. Bantumen.
  11. Web site: Gisela Casimiro. pt. 15 February 2024. Wook.
  12. Web site: Cláudia Semedo e Gisela Casimiro levam "Casa com Árvores Dentro" ao palco. 21 October 2022. 15 February 2024. Bantumen. pt.
  13. Web site: Livro "Rio das Pérolas" será apresentado amanhã em Macau. 23 June 2020. 15 February 2024. Plataforma. pt.

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